AVI CHAI concluded its general grant making on December 31, 2019.
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Mem Bernstein: “Passing the Baton”
Cross-posted from eJewishPhilanthropy Mem Bernstein, Chairman of The AVI CHAI Foundation, delivered the following key note address at the recent Day School Investor Summit, convened by Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools, November 11-12 at the Ritz Carlton-Bal...
Thanksgiving – The Power of Noticing
Cross-posted from eJewishPhilanthropy By Michael Berger For those in school, holidays set the rhythm of the year, from the programming and study in the weeks before to the actual vacation days off. Living as they do according to two calendars, Jewish day schools jump...
The Research-Practice Divide in Jewish Education
By: Susan Kardos When I was first hired at AVI CHAI almost ten years ago, it was to facilitate a process to determine the foundation’s 10-year spend down strategy; our doors will close on December 31, 2019. We engaged our own professionals, board members, and field...
BetterLesson: A Critical Strategic Shift to Focus on the Teachers
Cross-posted in eJewishPhilanthropy It’s now been about eight years since AVI CHAI became interested in the field of personalized learning and the potential that this new model of education has to impact student growth and classroom experience. We concentrated our...
CIE/ISMI Summer Workshop – How Are Educators Using the Resources? Part III
How does your school find and utilize materials for Israel education? One of the goals of the Center for Israel Education (CIE) is to serve as a clearinghouse for best practices in Israel education by providing access to primary and secondary sources through the...
CIE/ISMI Summer Workshop – How Are Educators Using the Resources? Part II
How does your school find and utilize materials for Israel education? One of the goals of the Center for Israel Education (CIE) is to serve as a clearinghouse for best practices in Israel education by providing access to primary and secondary sources through the...
CIE/ISMI Summer Workshop – How Are Educators Using the Resources?
How does your school find and utilize materials for Israel education? One of the goals of the Center for Israel Education (CIE) is to serve as a clearinghouse for best practices in Israel education by providing access to primary and secondary sources through the...
Setting the Stage (or table) for Effective Change: A Lesson from Sukkot
This piece is cross-posted on eJewishPhilanthropy. By Michael S. Berger For many Jews, and especially those who work in the Jewish community, Tishrei is essentially four weeks of uninterrupted holidays. Yet we naturally divide them into two pairs – the more solemn,...
A Letter from Rabbi Fred Elias: Grateful that Thorns Have Roses
AVI CHAI invests heavily in developing day school leaders, to strengthen their ability to improve the experience of their students. Sometimes that work happens outside the normal school framework, as the case of our guest blogger, Rabbi Fred Elias, middle school...
“Change is in the Air" – Now, Let’s Make it Last
This article is cross-posted in eJewishPhilanthropy. By Michael S. Berger and Leah N. Meir For many Jews around the world, the past week has been intense. Rosh Hashana ushered in a period of self-evaluation and, hopefully, triggered an impulse to improve. In...